The Reincarnations of Veldanava

The Trap of Greed

The day to explore the ancient ruin had come. Everything was ready. Rimuru was checking out the outfit Shuna made for this occasion.

'I look good in this explorer outfit, do I not?'

«Notice. Master looks absolutely gorgeous in everything he wears.»

'This might not be the best time to flirt, but thank you.'

Ciel could be quite silly at times, but that was what he loved about her. Like, how could she drop those sweet words in a matter-of-factly manner and expect him to not find it funny?

It felt good to be loved. Rimuru had no doubt that Ciel was going crazy in there, probably snapping photos and adding them to her collection.

He had learned to tolerate Ciel's sketchy behavior a bit more; Rimuru wasn't sure either if this decision was for better or for worse.

'If it makes her happy, then it is fine,' He said to himself. If she took a picture while he was clothed, he could accept that. That didn't sound different from cosplaying or modeling, right?

Nude pictures, on the other hand, were still prohibited.

Rimuru was standing in front of a full-length mirror. He made a few poses as well because he thought Ciel would appreciate it. And appreciate it, she did.

There was a barrage of camera's clicks which Rimuru couldn't hear.

Why should she forbid herself at all when he was enabling her like this? It was also uncommon for Rimuru to don a different outfit, so Ciel must seize the opportunity the situation offered.

As he stated before, this specific outfit was made for the occasion. He was wearing a khaki long-sleeved shirt and shorts of the same color.

"What are you doing, Rimuru?"

Milim's voice immediately jolted him, but he regained his composure just in time to not make an embarrassment out of himself in front of her.

"You didn't see it, right?"

"See what?" Milim replied with a question of her own.

'Thankfully, she didn't see me do those embarrassing poses—'

"Oh! You mean those silly poses you did in front of the mirror, right?"

Rimuru let out a horrified scream which drowned the question. His pride as a father, if he had one to begin with, was currently in a questionable spot.

«Notice. She has been watching you for a while now.»

'Why didn't you warn me? You just let me get caught. Isn't that a little cruel, Ciel-san?'

«Notice. I could not detect any ill intention.» By all means, that was only an excuse. She couldn't just say that she was focusing too much on Rimuru.

But even if she did inform him, it wouldn't be much help either way.

Everything within 50 kilometers radius could be seen clearly by Milim's formidable "Milim Eye", there was no way to hide from her.

Manas Lucia, who Ciel was still in contact with, did have a workaround since she had been observing Milim for thousands of years.

The true range of Milim Eye was on a global scale, but Milim wouldn't bother with anything outside of that 50 km. radius, so the best workaround was to be outside its effective range entirely.

"You can be quite noisy at times, Rimuru. It looks fun though, so let's do it together!" She got closer, rubbing her soft cheek with Rimuru's.

She gestured a peace sign to the mirror and pressured him to play along. It might be embarrassing, but he wasn't mentally strong enough to reject her.